Source: Bessent on Fox Business, quoted by "Suspilne"
Details: The minister emphasized the significance of the agreement, noting that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the President of the United States, Donald Trump, are expected to officially sign the agreement during their meeting on February 28.
Direct speech from Bessent: "It (the agreement – ed.) is finalized, it is on paper, and the Ukrainian government has approved it. Tomorrow (February 28 – ed.) the signing by the heads of state is anticipated.
This agreement pertains to minerals, oil, gas, and infrastructure assets.
It is indeed a mutually beneficial agreement because it brings the Ukrainian people and the American business community closer together."
Details: According to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, the agreement demonstrates to the American public the advantages for Washington and that it "eliminates the possibility of any corruption by utilizing the best American practices."
Reminder: As is known, on February 28, during Zelensky's visit to Washington, the signing of the framework agreement on subsoil resources is scheduled.
The Special Envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump for the Middle East, Steve Whitkoff, who has also been involved in the "Russian-Ukrainian" track, expressed the interest of the U.S. in mineral extraction not only in Ukraine but also in Russia.
Zelensky plans to ask Trump, among other things, whether U.S. support for Ukraine will cease and what Ukraine can expect, as well as inquiring about Washington's negotiations with Moscow regarding Ukraine.
Zelensky noted that the issue of security guarantees in the context of the "subsoil agreement" with the U.S. is fundamentally important to him, and the outcome of his upcoming conversation with Trump will determine its success.
Read the full text of the "mineral agreement" between Ukraine and the U.S..
Also, read the editor’s analysis from "EuroPravda," Serhiy Sydorenko, on what this agreement specifically means for Kyiv and Washington.